SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 1:50 P.M. ON 27 AUGUST 2017

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SHANWEI,
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN
NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 2 P.M., TROPICAL STORM PAKHAR WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 22.7 DEGREES NORTH, 111.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
FURTHER INLAND AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY UP TO FORCE 8
AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST UP TO FORCE 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 1200 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 1400 METRES IN SHOWERS

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 1 P.M. ON 27
AUGUST 2017 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 2:50
P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    1800 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   1800 METRES
MA WAN                              2700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       4600 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  9 KILOMETRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        7 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:55 HKT ON 27.08.2017